Pair of Gloves
1660-1669 (made)
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This leather glove demonstrates the lavish style of metal embroidery popular in the 1660s. The whole gauntlet is encrusted with densely worked silver and silver-gilt purl (tiny coils of very fine metal wire) and strip. An edging of blue grosgrain ribbon underneath the embroidery can only just be seen. Gloves were a popular choice of gift in the 17th century. It was customary to present the monarch with a pair at New Year, and gloves were also frequently exchanged as wedding gifts.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Leather, silk, silver and silver-gilt thread, strip and purl; hand-sewn and hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Pair of dyed kid gloves, 1660s, French; applied blue ribbon and silver/silver-gilt embroidery |
| Physical description | Pair of kid gloves, dyed golden brown, with cuffs outlined in aplied blue silk ribbon and embroidered with silver and silver-gilt filé, strip and purl. The cuffs are lined with blue silk taffeta and edged with bobbin lace of silver filé and strip. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Saville Burrough |
| Summary | This leather glove demonstrates the lavish style of metal embroidery popular in the 1660s. The whole gauntlet is encrusted with densely worked silver and silver-gilt purl (tiny coils of very fine metal wire) and strip. An edging of blue grosgrain ribbon underneath the embroidery can only just be seen. Gloves were a popular choice of gift in the 17th century. It was customary to present the monarch with a pair at New Year, and gloves were also frequently exchanged as wedding gifts. |
| Bibliographic reference | Avril Hart and Susan North, Historical Fashion in Detail: the 17th and 18th centuries, London: V&A, 1998, p. 206
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| Accession number | T.202&A-1928 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2007 |
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